Drilling machine



July 8, 1953 F. H. MUELLER ET AL 2,646,699

DRILLING MACHINE Filed Oct. 25, 1951 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR FiQANK H. MUELLER JOHN J. SMITH ATTORNEY y 28,1953 F. H. MUELLER ETAL 2,

DRILLING MACHINE Filed Oct. 23, 1951 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR FRANK H. MLELLER JOHN J. SMITH b M%FZMM ATTORNEY July 28, 1953 J. P. TEMPLEMAN RAILWAY CAR HAND BRAKE Filed Sept. 16, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 H! II ll ll .1. JEWMX;

Patented July 28, 1 953 DRILLING MACHINE Frank H. Mueller and John J. Smith, Decatur, Ill., assignors to Mueller 00., Decatur, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application October 23, 1951, Serial No. 252,704

12 Claims. 1

This invention relates to drilling machines for drilling or tapping main and pipes, and more particularly to improvements in drilling machines of the type shown in U. S. Patents Nos. 1,956,129 and 2,470,044 to Mueller et al. and Mueller et a1., respectively.

Drilling machines of thistype are provided with feed mechanism having an automatic drive for advancing the boring bar, and the cutting tool carried thereby, at a rate appropriate for a cutting operation. The automatic drive includes a clutch so that, upon disengagement thereof, hand advance of the boring bar can be accomplished by rotation of a crank handle connected to appropriate elements of the feed mechanism. Advance of the boring bar by hand isusually at a much faster rate than that effected by the automatic drive in order to obtain rapid advance of the cutting tool from its fully retracted position into contact with the work.

This invention pertains especially to improvements in means for accurately measuring the extent of advance of the cutting tool in drilling machines of this character. The machine disclosed in the aforementioned Patent No. 2,470,044 shows a counter for measuring the advance of the projectible boring bar. Such counter is operable, however, only when the machine is adjusted for automatic drive of the feed mechanism, which adjustment normally is made after the cutting tool has been advanced, by hand, into contact with the pipe to be drilled. The machine does not have provision for measuring the axial movement of the cutting tool from its fully retracted position up to the point where such cutting tool contacts the pipe. Hence, the operator of the machine-might be confused by the readings of the counter,'since it is essential to reset the same to zero at the time that the cutting tool is in contact with the'pipe and the machine is adjusted to engage its automatic drive for the feed mechanism. Therefore, it is an object of this invention to provide a drilling machine of the type described with acounter for accurately measuring the advance of the cutting tool, irrespective of whether the machine is adjusted for automatic or for hand drive of the feed mechanism.

It is another object of this invention to provide a drilling machine of the type described with driving means for an axial measuring device that automatically compensates for the difference between the rates of hand feed and automatic feed of the boring bar.

It is another object of this invention to provide a drilling machine of the type described with 2 means for accurately measuring the advance of the cutting tool, irrespective of whether the machine is adjusted for hand or automatic feed and,

further, with means for automatically arresting the automatic feed of the cutting tool after a predetermined advance thereof.

It is still another object of this invention to provide an improved drilling machine with constantly-operative means for measuring axial movement of the cutting tool, with means operative upon a predetermined advance of the cutting tool for arresting the automatic feed thereof, and with means for automatically feeding the boring bar at a rate suitable for tapping operations, such rate differing from those of both the hand and normal automatic feed.

It is a further object of this invention to provide an improved drilling machine of simple, and consequently relatively inexpensive, construction and design for accomplishing the above objects.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of a drilling machine embodying this invention and showing the drilling machine adjusted for automatic drive of the feed mechanism for the boring bar. 6

Figure 2 is a View corresponding to Figure 1 and showing the machine adjusted for hand drive of the feed mechanism.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevational viewof the machine shown in Figure 1. Portions of the drivefor the counting device are shown in section in order to illustrate details more clearly.

Figures 4 and 5 are sectional views taken upon the corresponding section lines of Figure 3.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown in Figure l a drilling machine having a barrel l 0 provided with a bottom flange l2 forming the top wall of a housing Hi. At it upper end the barrel I0 is provided with a plate-like circumferential flange I6 which, in conjunction with an inverted bowl-like top cap I8 bolted thereto, constitutes a housing 20 provided with a lifting handle 2| (see Figure 3). V, V

Journalled in bushings 22 and 24 in the upper and lower ends, respectively, of the barrel i0 is a drive tube 26 which is suspended from a gear 28 that is supported by a thrust washer 30. A key 32 and a set screw 34 secure the drive tube 26 to the gear 28. .Fixed, as by keys 36, to the lower end of the drive tube 26, within the housing l4 beneath a thrust washer 38, is a bevel gear 40 engaged by a pinion gear 42 journalled ina e bearing 44 bolted in a side wall of the housing I4. The pinion gear 42 may be suitably driven by an appropriate air motor, not shown. Received in the drive tube 26 is a hollow boring bar 44, the upper portion of which has a close sliding fit in the upper end of the drive tube 26 and is splined thereto by appropriate means, not shown, for rotation, thereby and; aggial movement relative thereto. Beneath its. upper portion, the boring bar 44, for the purpose of reducing friction, is externally reduced so that adownwardly facing shoulder 45 exists, The lower reduced portion of the boring bar 44 is journalled in a bearing 48 provided a. lower. portion of the housing I4. ThebearingAB preferably is provided with an oil seal in the form of an ring 50. The upper interior po tion of the boring bar 44 is enlarged to provide a shoulder 52 which supports an inwardly over-.,

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the bearing member 85.: The ratiosof-r all; the 5 gears are: suchthatr. when the geari BL is fixed against rota ti on, to the shaft 84, rotation, ofs the gear- &8; by thedrive tube 2.5;, drives: the gear; agbinithe same direction, but athaslightlyreduced; peed;

The-shaft; 84 has-a longitudinally:extending. slot; 96,; in; the lower end; of which, ishpinned i the. footportiom 9810f; a flat spring key; Hitsv which reseived with, sliding clearance" in theeslotv The key Hill has a shank angled to-a head I02 which, as; shown in Figure 1, isyie1ding1yprojected-out of the slot: 95 and intoa longitudinal groove IB4= in the-interior-of-the hub of *the gear 92, the groove receiving the head with sliding; clearance.- As shown in Figures 1 and" 2; theangularrupper-portion, or-shank, of the-key I99 bears against an edgeof the-inner rimoi the washer 94 at"- the lower-end;of--the groove 6 94 in the Y. gear 92:

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s ti,tute a clutch which is disengaged by shifting 'shown in Figure 2, thus causing the angular portiont; the keygwhich bears against the edge ofathe washer; 94,,t o cam the key IUD back into the=slot; 95: and: Qutiof driving engagement with gear.92 Indeclutched position, manual rotation ofthe shaft 84, by means later described, whiletthe; drive tube 28 and consequently the nut 56 are at rest, rotates the feed screw 64 at; mate ast enough t ath ma nly? hrea the n t, 5.6 downward y her on; for at f st: advance; of the boring bar 4.4. Eor th purpose, Qereiain na hehaft ea in; i her-r t. s positions, 7 it is.- providedrwithspaced cirournferen; tial grooves I66 for reception of a spring apressed; all dete t t I ta: mo,unt d.-, n. he: b aring. j e'ertie t; t h us ng; 20 An; oil seal= N5; o he;- 0.; in yne-pre ra l is, internes db tweeni heg sha t bov h r oves.- we; r-minebezelhev sen ient B5; of, the housin 0.,

heproiecting upper end, oi, the,shaft 8 4 1 reduced and, has a, champ handle; I-Ill aiiiged, thereto, as" by a; key. I12, and a set, screw M4, men l r r a ne he haft Breierahlv, he c an a m: of: the andle: I11 0, isextensible bu me n f teleseo nsvnertion i nd H3; at; least ne i which} ha n itud na yspac d. readedpenin s, 1 2.0. for-r eeptiem or; a reltaining screw I22.

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portion; I34 in,the;inte rior of the-coyen- I w A, counter. I 35 having a reset; knob I 3 is .mou 5 ed on; the plate; use, with; thedrive shaft its: thereot projecting; into the; housing; I301. and, eant-11 s a sear sta :-.:W ee 1%. A, een ene e, 1:, y-ieldable de st; 2; n a es; he s .r; whe l: 9;- otatab yt meu ed; e; edueedi port nrofr e ha t M a=.. a ue e essiiMi in thez nt rior. o he; e er; 8;- s;-, sea were on ant: m sh n n a ment. with he; s

wheel; 497. The. seas- 61 zr strain it s .t ax akmeyem n y means.- Q an uterzneu onferentia I re y L48: x ts; hub: into: wh ch: x? n s.= he. moethz nct ira et er we wemou. ts el-1 n; t e: over: ist-z The: redue diner ioni f;- he. haftfiszis provid w h z ns tud My xe tending slot lfiizinnthe lowerrendiof, pinned the foot-"portion; I54: of; a. flattspring key I 56;. similar in constructionitotheukey I ML. The key-i I555 is. provided with. a.- shank: angled tozia' tooth-.likehead I 58 which norm-ally; projeetstout of the:.--slotv I52 inpositionfor-driving -engage ment with the teeth on the gearelm'; Asshown best in. Figure 3-, the angular upper: portion or shank-of the key- I bearsagainstan inner rim of the gear l'46,"which latter is provided with an inner longitudinal: groove or slot I60, similar in construction to the inner groove I04 of the gear From the foregoing construction it will be seen that when the shaft 84 is in the axial position shown in Figure 1, that is, when the feed of the boring bar is in automatic drive, one revolution of the shaft 84 serves to turn the gear I40 through a distance of one tooth by engagement of the key head I58 therewith. When the shaft is shifted axially, however, into the position shown in Figure 2 to declutch the automatic drive, the angular shank of the key I56 cams its tooth-like head I58 back into the slot I 52 out of position to engage the gear I40. Simultaneously, or with a partial revolution of the shaft84, the key I56 engages in the slot I60 in the gear I46 to key the latter to the shaft 84 for rotation therewith. By means of this construction, compensation is had in the counter drive for the different rates of advance of the boring bar 44 effected by automatic drive and by manual drive of the feed mechanism.

' 'The following operative specifications are given as an example:

.Pitchof feed screw 64 Number of teeth on gear 28 63 Number of teeth on gear 92 28 Number of teeth on gear 80 65 Number of teeth on gear 90 p 26 Number of teeth on gear I46 9 Number of teeth on gear I46 18 -With these proportions, when the shaft 64 is positioned for automatic drive, the boring bar 44 will advance upon 8 revolutions thereof. For 8 revolutions of' the boring bar 44, the shaft '84 makes 1-8 revolutions. With 18 revolutions of the shaft 84, the key I56 turns the counter gear I 40 through one revolution. Such one revolution of the counter gear I40 effects an indication on the counter I36 of t advance of the boring bar 44. When the shaft 84 is shifted from automatic to hand drive by means of the handle IIO, one turn of the feed screw 64 .will advance the boring bar 44%". Hence, for a boring bar advance of 6", the feed screw must advance of a turn. Eight-tenths of a turn of the feed screw is effected by two revolutions of the shaft 84, which two revolutions simultaneously turn the counter gear I40 by means of the gear I46 through one complete revolution to indicate advance of the boring bar on the counter.

From the above construction it will be seen that accurate measurement of the advance, or retraction, of the boring bar is obtained at all times, irrespective of whether the machine is adjusted for hand or automatic feed. This feature is particularly important in a tool of this character having a fast hand feed in order to rapidly advance the cutting tool into contact with the pipe to be out. At this time, the counter need not necessarily be'reset to zero, but merely the reading thereof taken and recorded. Thereafter the machine is adjusted for automatic feed and power drilling commences. The reading of the counter at any time thereafter, minus the reading taken at the time of adjusting for automatic feed, will indicate the extent of advance of the cutting tool into the pipe being cut.

Rotatably mounted on the reduced upper end of the shaft 84 and held against axial movement thereon by the hub of the handle H and v} a thrust washer I62 seated against'a shoulder I64 on the shaft, is a radial arm I66. Secured to the outer end of the radial arm I66, as by a screw I68, is a rod I10 which is slidably received in an axial bearing extending throughout the length of the feed screw 64. Preferably an 0 ring seal IN is interposed between the rod I10 and its bearing. The lower end of the rod I10 projects out of the lower end of the feed screw 64 and has a disc I12 secured. thereto which preferably bears against the lower end of the feed screw when the machine is in automatic feed, as best shown in Figure I. This disc I12 has a running clearance with the inner cylindrical wall of the boring bar 44 and thus serves to steady the lower end of the feed screw 64.

When the machine is in automatic feed, as shown in Figure 1, advance of the boring bar 44 causes the ring 52 to eventually contact with the disc I 12. Continued advance of the bOring bar 44, by automatic drive of the feed mechanism, will cause the ring 52 to move the disc I12, and therewith the rod I10 and arm I66, downwardly to thereby shift the shaft 84 from the axial posi-' tion thereof shown in Figure l to the axial position shown in Figure 2. This shifting movement of the shaft 84 will disengage the clutch constituted by the key I00 and the grooved hub of the gear 92, to thereby declutch the automatic drive of the feed mechanism and arrest further advance of the boring bar 44 upon continued rotation thereof.

The automatic interruption of advancing feed at a predetermined point is of particular importance in the present instance, since if the advance is not arrested the shoulder 46 on the boring bar will abut the top of the bearing portion 48 of the housing I4 with the possibility of considerable damage to the machine.

A normally-disengaged detent I14 adapted for locking engagement with the gear 90, is mounted within the housing 20 on a shiftable, springbiased pin I16 extending through a wall of the housing 20, the inner end of such pin normally being blocked against inward movement by the shaft 84 when the latter is in automatic feed position. When the shaft 84 is shifted into hand feed position, however, a circumferential groove I18 in the shaft registers with the inner end of the pin I16, so that the latter may be pushed inwardly, to engage the detent I14 with the gear 90, and rotated to lock the same in such position by engagement of a lateral head I on the pin behind a retaining member I82 secured to the exterior of the housing 20, as shown in Figure 2. With the gear locked against rotation, and the automatic drive disengaged, advance of the boring bar 44, when the latter is rotated by the drive tube 26, is governed solely by the pitch of the feed screw 64. The resulting rate of advance is suitable for tapping operations. It will be realized that, when the boring bar 44 is to be advanced by hand, as previously described, the detent I14 is in the position shown in Figure land the position thereof shown in Figure 2 is for illustrative purposes only.

It will thus be seen that the objects of this invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. It will be realized, however, that the specific embodiment shown and described for the purpose of illustrating the principles of this invention is susceptible to various changes without departing from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications which are eneras-n99 '2 ccinpassed by the spirit and-scope of the -followingiclaims.

' We claim:

.1.. a drilling machine having a projectible boring. bar, feed mechanism therefor, an automatic drivefor the .feed mechanismto effect advance of the bar atacertainrate, shiftablemeans for rendering the automatic drive operative or inoperative, and a manually-operable drive :for the feed mechanism to effect advance of the bar at a different rate when the automatic drive is inoperative, the cornbinationof: rotatable counter means driven with'the feed'mechanism for measiiring axial movement. of the boring bar; a ratio changer :in the drive for said counter 'mea'nsgaand means operable by the shifta'ble means for ad- ;iustingjsai'd ratio-changer to compensate for the different automatic and manual drive rates of advance of the boring bar.

tive or inoperative, and a manually-operable drive for the feed mechanism to effect advance of the bar "at a different rate when the automatic drive is inoperative, the combination of: rotatable counter mean's driven with the feed mechanism. for-measuring axialmovement of the boring bar;=a=ratioschangerin the drive for said counter means; means operable by the shiftable means for adjusting :said ratio change-r to compensate for the different automatic and manual drive rates of advance-0f the-boring bar; a shifter for saidshiftablemeans; and abutment means movingwith'the boring bar and engageable with said shifter to shift theshiftable means to render the automatic drive inoperative after a predetermined: advance of theboring bar.

A drilling-machine comprising: a support; a boring bar mounted therein for axial and rotary movement; means for rotating said bar; a feed nut and afeed screw engaged therewith, one carried by said bar and the other by said support, for effecting axial movement of said'bar; means for automatically driving one .of said feed ,elements upon rotation of said bar to move the latter axially at a certain rate; clutch meansin the "automatic drive means; manually-operable means for driving said one feed element upon disengagement of said clutch means to move'said bar axially at a different rate; a rotatable counter 'driven'withsaid one feed element for measuring axial movement of said bar; and a change speed device in the drive for said counter, said-device i being changeable by operation of said clutch means to compensate for the different automatic :andmanual drive rates of axial movement of said bar.

:4" A drilling machine comprising: a support; a boringbarmountedtherein for axial and retary:movement; means for rotating said'bar; a feednut and a feed screw engaged therewith, onef'carried' by said bar and the other by said support, for 'effecting axial movement of said .bar;

means for automatically driving one of said feed :el'ementsupo'n rotation ofsaid bar'to move the latter"axially at acertain rate, sai'dmeans in- .said shaft when said'clutchmeans is disengaged tomove said bar axially-at adifferent rate; a rotatable counter driven by said shaft for u measuring axial movement .of said bar; arida speed change device'in the drive for said counter, said device being changeable by shifting qsaid shaft to compensate for the different automatic and manualldrive :ratesof :axial'movem'entnf said bar.

5. A drilling machine comprising: a support; a boring bar mounted therein for axial and rotatory movement; means for rotating said bar; feed mechanism for said bar; means for 'autm matically driving aid feed mechanism to move said bar axially :at a certain rate, said automatic driving means including an axially-shiftable shaft offset from said bar and driven thereby; clutch means in the drive for said shaft and operable byishifting the latter; manually operable means for driving said shaft when said clutch means is disengaged to move said bar axially at a different rate; a rotatable counter-driven by said shaft for'measuring axial movement-of said bar j and a speed change device in the drive for said counter, said device being changeable by shifting said shaft 'to compensate for the different automatic and manual drive rates of axialmovement of said bar.

6. The structure defined in claim 5' in which the speed change device comprises: a driven gear; two gears having different numbers ref iteeth mounted icoaxially von the shiftable shaft and adapted, upon shiftingimovementsthereof, to alternately drivingly engage said driven-gear to drive-the latter fromsaid-shaft.

'7. The structure defined in claim 5 in which the speed change device comprises: a driven gear; 'a multiple-tooth driving gear constantly meshing therewith and rotatably =mounted :on the shiftable shaft, 'said driving gear .having an interior radial slot; :a radial tooth -'mounted .in arecess said. shaft and spring biased :outwardlyifor driving engagement with said 'driven gear, said tooth having a cammingsurface'engageable againstan'end offsaid driving gear and operable by'shifting said'shaft for withdrawing said tooth from driving engagement with said driven {gear and for forcing said teeth into said slot insaid driving-geari'for locking'the latter to said shaft for rotation therewith.

8. The structure defined in claim 4 including a shaft shifter and abutment'means movingwith the boring bar and engageable-with said shifter toshiftsaid shaft in a direction todisengage the clutch :means aftera predetermined advance of said bar.

9. A drilling machine comprising: a support; a. boring 'bar mounted therein for axial and z-rotary movement; means for rotating said bar; :a feed nut and a feed screw engaged therewith, one'carried by s-aidbar and-the other by said support, for effecting axial movement of said bar; means :for automatically driving one ,of said feed elements upon :rotation' of said I bar to vmove the latter axially, said means including an axially-shiftable shaft offset from said bar anddriven thereby;-.clutch meansinsaid autematic'driving means operablelb-y shiftin -said shaft; a shaft- :shifter; and abutment =means moving --with-"said :bar and engageable with said shifter to shift said shaft in a direction .to disengage said-clutch means after a predetermined advance of saidbar.

10. A drilling machine comprising: asupport'; a boring bar mounted therein for axial andlrotary movementpmea'ns for rotatingsaid bar; a feed .nut ands, feed screw engaged therewith, one carried'by sai'd'bar and the otherby' said support, for effecting axial movement of said bar; means for automatically driving one of said feed elements upon rotation of said bar, said means including an axially-shiftable shaft offset from said bar and driven thereby; clutch means in the drive for said shaft and operable by shifting the latter; and detent means operable upon disengagement of said clutch means for locking said one feed element against rotation.

11. A drilling machine comprising: a support; a boring bar mounted therein for axial and rotary movement; means for rotating said bar; a feed nut carried by and positioned within said bar; a feed screw mounted in said support and engaging said nut; means for automatically driving said screw upon rotation of said bar to move the latter axially at a certain rate, said means including an axially-shiftable shaft offset from said bar and driven thereby; clutch means in the drive for said shaft and operable by shifting the latter; manually-operable means for driving said shaft when said clutch means is disengaged and said bar is rotationally at rest to move said bar axially at a different rate; a counter having a driving gear for measuring axial movement of said bar; and two gears having different numbers of teeth mounted coaxially on said shaft for alternate driving engagement with said counter driving gear upon shifting movements of said shaft, the two different drive ratios so had for said counter being effective to compensate for the different automatic and manual drive rates of advance of said boring bar.

12. The structure defined in claim 11 including detent means operable upon disengagement 0f the clutch means for locking the shaft against rotation and axial movement.

FRANK H. MUELLER. JOHN J. SMITH.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,862,866 Storm June 14, 1932 2,470,044 Mueller et al. May 10, 19 :9 

